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(43) Date of publication: 31.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/31 (21) Application number: 22872304.5 (22) Date of filing: 13.09.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G16H 10/40(2018.01) G16H 50/20(2018.01) G16H 20/40(2018.01) A61N 1/36(2006.01) G16H 10/20(2018.01) G16H 50/30(2018.01) A61B 5/12(2006.01) A61N 1/05(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61N 1/36038; G16H 40/20; G16H 40/63; G16H 40/67; G16H 80/00; G16H 20/30; A61B 5/121; A61B 5/686 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/058619 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/047247 (30.03.2023 Gazette 2023/13)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 22.09.2021 US 202163247015 P (71) Applicant: Cochlear Limited Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109 (AU)	(72) Inventors: WORKMAN, Antonia Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109 (AU) DENIES, Luka Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109 (AU) FRIEDING, Jan Patrick Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109 (AU) (74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB  Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)